the munk, the very first, in 2008, with a big win with charles crouthimer defeating the late richard holbrooke and samantha power on the question of the world being a safer play with a republican in the white house. can he, ladies and gentlemen, make it two for one tonight? we'll say this. undenyably brain cell for brain cell he's one of the most formidable debaters of his generation. he's also a celebrated harvard protester, a daily beast news week columnist, a documentary film emprisaro, and internationally best-selling author. our own niall ferguson. [applause] >> to my immediate left our second debater speaking again in favor of tonight's motion brings a vital perspective, the view of the german people on the fast moving euro zone crisis. he is the publisher of the prestigious jerman weekly, germany's equivalent of "time" magazine or canada's own mclean's. he's the author of numerous best-selling books on geopolitics, including uber power, america's imperial temptation, his analysis of geopolitical events appears regularly everywhere from "the new york times," the new republic, he lon time